Police: Suicide bombings target U.S.-Afghan base, kill 5 UPDATED: Dec 2, 201213:40 GMT Three suicide car bombs were used to target a joint U.S.-Afghan base in eastern Afghanistan early Sunday in an attack that left at least three Afghan soldiers and two civilians dead, officials said. The attack began shortly before sunrise when insurgents -- wearing coalition uniforms -- attacked three different points at Forward OperatingBase Fenty, near the Jalalabad Airfield, according to the NATO-led International Assistance Security Force's regional command in Nangarhar province. It's the latest in a series of attacks in recent years that have targeted the base, and it comes just months after NATO troops turned over security responsibilities for Nangarhar province to Afghan forces. There were conflicting reports over casualties. ISAF said the attack, which itdescribed as "complex," leftat least one Afghan soldier dead and several wounded. A provincial police spokesman put the toll at two civilians and three soldiers killed. At least 14 Afghan soldiers and four civilians were wounded in the blasts, said Havrat Hussain Mashriqwal, the police spokesman. There were no immediate reports of any U.S. casualties. The attack began shortly after 5 a.m. when insurgentsdetonated a car bomb near the front gate of the base, according to Mashriqwal. A second bomb-rigged car attempting to breach the base exploded after U.S. and Afghan troops opened fire, Mashriqwal said. A thirdcar bomb was detonated outside the base's perimeter, according to the coalition. "Afghan National Army and International Security Assistance Force soldiers repelled the attack and prevented any insurgent fighters from entering the perimeter, causing numerous insurgent casualties in the process," the statement said. The insurgents -- three suicide bombers and six gunmen -- were killed in theblasts and the firefight that ensued, Mashriqwal said.

Police: Suicide bombings target U.S.-Afghan base, kill 5 UPDATED: Dec 2, 201213:40 GMT Three suicide car bombs were used to target a joint U.S.-Afghan base in eastern Afghanistan early Sunday in an attack that left at least three Afghan soldiers and two civilians dead, officials said. The attack began shortly before sunrise when insurgents -- wearing coalition uniforms -- attacked three different points at Forward OperatingBase Fenty, near the Jalalabad Airfield, according to the NATO-led International Assistance Security Force's regional command in Nangarhar province. It's the latest in a series of attacks in recent years that have targeted the base, and it comes just months after NATO troops turned over security responsibilities for Nangarhar province to Afghan forces. There were conflicting reports over casualties. ISAF said the attack, which itdescribed as "complex," leftat least one Afghan soldier dead and several wounded. A provincial police spokesman put the toll at two civilians and three soldiers killed. At least 14 Afghan soldiers and four civilians were wounded in the blasts, said Havrat Hussain Mashriqwal, the police spokesman. There were no immediate reports of any U.S. casualties. The attack began shortly after 5 a.m. when insurgentsdetonated a car bomb near the front gate of the base, according to Mashriqwal. A second bomb-rigged car attempting to breach the base exploded after U.S. and Afghan troops opened fire, Mashriqwal said. A thirdcar bomb was detonated outside the base's perimeter, according to the coalition. "Afghan National Army and International Security Assistance Force soldiers repelled the attack and prevented any insurgent fighters from entering the perimeter, causing numerous insurgent casualties in the process," the statement said. The insurgents -- three suicide bombers and six gunmen -- were killed in theblasts and the firefight that ensued, Mashriqwal said.